Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-21

On, $50 miles, through the ,astlad and pill.
Jared rocks Of BarHhuu ami the great pineiies
OF Black river and the Eau Claire, past the
picturesque Black River fails and the dells II
the ST. CrulN into - Paul one Of the muni-
ripal wonders 0f the world An Indian
trading post twenty i've wears ago. n small
frontier town fifteen years ago. IA place II
$3.50 people IN lNNt rnhay 4 rushing city
ol over ljn,Un inhabitants. with public and
private buildings that compare not Unfavor-
ably with thnNr Of Chicago or New York.
over - passenger trains daily come in snd
60 cut ot it, Union depot. One of its daily
papers, The Globe, has ten story office, with
a tower that would uvertop tine famous one
Of The New York Tribune; and every busi.
ness Is pushed on IA metropolitan scale.
Five miles above Is Fort Smelling the most
picturesque post owned 10y the United State.
government and two miles above the fort
are the Falls of Mnnehaha, famed in Indian
legend and IN puetry the scene of Hia.
wathaS wouIng
Four miles above the Laughing Waters" i
Minneapolis, the twin sister of ST Paul and
forming with il the Dual City of the Great
Northwest. Each has spread out until Their
street lamps meet ut night. and they are
practically one rltv, hut they hate each
other with hatred that makes tue devil.
animnsity to holy water seem tue tenderesi
affection. When the war closed. Minneapo,
lis was little more than luggers and RATS.
mems camp at st Anthony'- Falls. Ii was
incorporated aS a town in lstiI. In 1870 II
had about L., on inhabitants, and in lSS0 it
had reached 5000 To-day IT has upward of
lj0Do and Is rapidly rushing toward 3uu..
90 II has the largest Touring mills in the
world. one OF them being able 10 turn out
Goo barrels of -four day, or enough to load
three freight trains of twenty cars each.
Many of its public aud private e,lifires are as
handsome aS amy III the Union: and its people
are unsurpassed IN energy, enterprise, hos.
pt,ility and cheek.
About fifteen miles, or a half hours run
from here is Lake MinnetOnka which has. in
SIX or eight years sprung from mere fisher
mems haunt into rational If not world wide
note a place OF fashionable resort The
lake Is eighteen miles long. and in the wides,
place about five miles across, but il is W lr.
regular III snal- that its shore line measures
over 20 miles. It, waters are 50 clear that
the pebbles on the bottom can be seen at a
depth of ten or twelve feet and it is literally
alive with game fish IT. bosom Is as blue a.
the Caribbean sea. AMI It is dotted with green
islands and pIomontO!ie>. It, shores are lined
with magnificent hotels and summer resi-.
dences. With its mirrorike waters its pel-
bly, drives and strnls, its grand forests of
long armed oaks and rlmS and silver birches
it, fine hotels and cottages, and its deliriouslv
cool and hraciHg air, II i no wonder the
fashionable world Uf summer pleasure seekers
have sought 1t out and revel ia its Ipveliness
SeverG! superb steamers ply upon its waters,
one Of them being large enough to carry
1900 passengers. tiayly painted yachts with
pennOmS iiying, skim across its ripping sur
face. Countless little egg shell Tuwhoats dart
hither and thlther, hearing their joyous
frelghtage Of gallant youths and lovely maid
ems TO gather water lilies or lure the galny
bass and pIckerel from their liquid haunts
Carriages AMI lighter phaetons spin along the
shady roads upon the shores. The witching
strains of orchestral music are waited over
the waters at eveningtide, mingled with the
sweep of sllken trail, and the l,atter Of dainty
feet, keeping time. time time in sort uf
Runic rhyme, To- the throbbiug of merry
hearts ant the tunefui melody OF mirthfui
lips Ii vista of enchanted land
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